The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalie Williams finished 278th of 279 women in the Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 2:46:48.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 19:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 17:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:41 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:41Running 1 7:45v median +1:37
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Block 02 14:16Running 2 7:30v median +2:03
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Block 03 17:36Running 3 8:01v median +2:24
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Block 04 23:08Running 4 7:52v median +2:11
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Block 05 15:36Running 5 9:17v median +3:31
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Block 06 13:39Running 6 9:18v median +3:40
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Block 07 20:48Running 7 9:33v median +3:55
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Block 08 36:32Running 8 9:59v median +4:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 279
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 279 women who finished.